Elsewhere

The Pope is here, but are Catholics?

Politics: A prowling ‘Panther’ at Pratt

Gowanus: Gowanus cure for what ails?

Brooklyn Heights: Tour takes you into the Bossert!

Politics: Pay-to-park is dead, too

Brooklyn Angle: ‘Naughty’ Brooklyn gets porn party

Red Hook: Ikea to open June 18

Editorial: A good Coney compromise

Police Blotter

Crime: Copper bandits loot Brooklyn

Crime: Broad daylight mug nets $5K

Crime: Bad Samaritan

Crime: KNIVES OUT! Three more gruesome Billyburg blade crimes

Crime: High-priced Heights burglary

Crime: Carjack attack

Crime: Skatelifting

Crime: Quadruple play

Williamsburg–Greenpoint–Bushwick

Copper bandits loot Brooklyn

By Ben Muessig

Crime: There’s a new Gold Rush going on in Brooklyn — but the precious metal isn’t the same one that drove the ’49ers crazy. It’s copper. Comment.

Parking lot paradise on waterfront

By Ben Muessig

Donna Walcavage and Associates

Williamsburg Waterfront: A weed-strewn parking lot on the border of Greenpoint and Williamsburg will bloom with a lush waterfront area, a cutting-edge building topped with a slanted lawn and a playing field under the latest city plan to create a world-class waterfront park. Comments (1).

KNIVES OUT! Three more gruesome Billyburg blade crimes

By Ben Muessig

Crime: Knives are still in style among Williamsburg muggers, as at least three crooks used blades to intimidate and slash their victims. Comment.

Carjack attack

By Ben Muessig

Crime: A would-be car thief turned violent when police arrived on April 8 at the corner of Morgan Avenue and Beadel Street. Plus all the other crime news from Williamsburg and Greenpoint’s 94th Precinct. Comments (1).

Skatelifting

By Ben Muessig

Crime: An extreme crook jacked the skateboard from a 13-year-old on April 9, but cops ended the four-wheeled joyride the next day. Plus all the crime news from Williamsburg and Bushwick’s 90th Precinct. Comment.

A ‘Grand’ time

By Adam Rathe

Williamsburg: Plenty of people recycle, but how many recycle their clothing? Today at the Green Arts on Grand Street Community Awareness Project’s Earth Day celebration, everything from hats and shoes to dresses and bedding — not to mention household electronics — can be dropped off and recycled. Comment.

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